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CHARLES s. Heinen, or GREENPORT, NEW'YORK.

Lettera .Patent No. 77,191, dated April 2S, 1868.

IMPROVBD GAPSTAN FOR KORTING-MACHINES.

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13e it knownthat 1, CHARLES S. HOUCK, of the town of (ireenport, inthccounty of Columbia,and State of New York, have invented a. new andimproved Capstan to be Used in Operating Hay and other vPres-Ses,'I'Ioist'ing-Machincry, Sto.; and I do hereby declare that the followingis afull, clear, and exact description of the construction and operationof the saine, with its attachments, reference being had to the annexeddrawings, making apart of this specification, in whichl 'I Figure 1 is aperspective View, and Figure 2 a vertical or side elevation. The natureof myinvention consists in providing the ordinary capstan with alevier-fraaie and brakes near the top of the vertical shaft, so as to hcoperated on the floor above by the one who fills the box, or any otherperson, for the purpose of engaging and disengaging the pole or sweep towhich the horse orvother motive-power is attached, and to regulate theuncoil and descent of the follower and bottom of press.

To enable those skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I willproceed todcscribc its construction and operation.

I construct my capstan, D, in the usual forni, with a vertical shaft,'A,of sufficient length to reach the floor, F, which Vis on a level with.the top of the bos, (sec figs. 1 and 2.)- The capstan and shaft arekept in their vertical position by axles or centres at top and bottom. Astrap or'band, 2', passes around thc neck of the shaft A, just above thecapstan D, and is attached to the pole o r sweep, B, which allows thecapstan and shaft in'eaoh uncoil to revolve freely within it, while thepole B, and the horse attached, are 'standing still. Through the shaft,just above the neck, is a narrow mortise or slot, suliicient only toadmit the rodf to pass through and operate the catch-block or slide, c,to the heel of which it is attached. Thisslide c is keptin place andguided by the jaws er side-pieces a a, -which are themselves boltedfirmly to opposite sides of the shaft' A. The sliderodfis also connectedat its opposite end with the extremity of the short lever g by an eye,in which it moves freely. This short lever or short arm is connected bya movable joint to the long arm or cnhectingrod e, which, by a similarjoint at its upper end, is attached to the sliding block Il,which'slides lup and down in a. vertical groove in thc side of the shaftA. This sliding bleek has a head, Z1, which sets over the yoke or collarK attached to or placedwithin the lever-or brake-frame L, so that whenthe frame is raised and lowered, thek slidingbloek is also raisedand-lowered' accordingly, together with the connecting-rod e andleverigand-thus the rodfoperates the slide c, as may be-reqnired,throwing it out to run the follower and press-bottom up, and withdrawingit to uncoil or run them down, in the former engaging the stop-piece orlanch-, and in the latter disengaging the saine. The uncoilingorbackward revolutions of the capstan are also regulated bythebrake-bloeks d d attached to the l everframe L, so as to bear on the rimor circle s s.

The lever-frame is operated rby means of the lever-handle H andconnecting-bar C, the fulcrum, I, .of the handle being attachedl to thefloor.

The operation of this capstan is evident from the foregoing descriptionof its construction. The'box of the fpress being filled with thematerial to be pressed, the lever-handle His raised; this raises theyoke or collar K in the frame L, and with it the sliding block 5, which,bcin'gfcennected with thel long arm o1 conn -Jctingrod e, elevatcs it,and thus, drawing thefshort arm g closer to the'shaft, therodfshovesforward the slide c, so that it comes in contact with the stoppiece orflanch c. The ho'rse, being attached to the end of the pole or sweep BLis now started, and the capstan' revolving, winds up the rope or chainconnected with Athe levers of the press, thus forcing the follower andpress-bottom upward until the material is sufficiently compressed. lThebale being secured and removed, the handle H is borne down, so as todisengage the slide c from the stop-piece or fianch c, when the shaftand capstan reverse their motion, rapidly or slowly, according/.to thedegree of pressure applied to the lever-handle H, and thus the followerand bottom are run down, and thepress is ready to be filled again, Thepointeddrag or pike p, attached to theback of the poleB, prevents itfrom iiying'backward, in case of its connection with the horse or othermotive-power being suddenly or unexpectedly severed.v

' This arrangement is equally useful andV applicable for elevating andhoisting purposesi C'laz'ms.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent ofthe United States, is-

1. The combination of lever H, connecting-bar or leg @lever-frame L,yoke K, slide-block b., long arm -or connecting-bare, short arm g, androdf, or their equiifalents, when arranged and employed in the manner orAsubstantially in the manner and for the purpose herein set forth:

2. The combination and arrangement of the lever-frame L, or itsequivalent, with the brake-blocks d d and rim or circle s s, as orsubstantially as and for the purpose herein described, when located withrespect to shaft A and to each other, substantially as described. l

' CHARLES S. HOUCK.

Witnesses:

EDWIN ROWLEY, WEssEL BREWER.

